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Graustark
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CHAPTER I.
EAR off in the mountain lands,
somewhere to tie east of the
eettlng suu, lies tbs principal!
ty'ot Graustark, serene relic of
tare old feudal days. Tbe traveler
: reaches the little domain after aa ur
inous, sometimes perilous, Journey
from tbe groat European capitals
sAetier they bo north or south or west
, aerer east He crosses great rivers
,' and wide plains; be winds tbrougb fer
tile valleys and over barren plateaus
be twlsm and turns ana climbs anion?
somber gorges and rugged mountulns;
be toacbes tbe cold louds In one dar
and tbe placid warmth of tbe valley ir
ine next. Use does mot got.'Gratistiiitk
for a pleasure Jaaut It Is too far tram
tbe rest of tbe world, and she ways are
aftea dangerous because t tbe strife
among tbe tribes of tbe Intervening
mountains. If ana hungers ifor eaclte
snest and peril, 'be finds It In the Jour
ney from tbe oortb or 'tbe south into
tbe land of tbe 'Graastarklsms. From
Vienna and other places almost direct
ly west tbe way la not mo full of thrills,
(or tbe railroad skirts the darkest of
the danger lands.
Once In tbe ieart of Orauetark, how
ever, tbe traveler Is charmed into
dreams of peace and Hutpplnesa and
paradise, Tbe peasants and tbe poets
sins in one voice and accord, their
psalm being of never ending love.
Down In tbe lowlands .and up In tbe
bills tbe simple worker of tbe oU re
joices that be Uvea ia Ocaustark; In ithe
towns and villages tbe bumble mer
chant and bis thrifty customer unite
to sing tbe song of peace and content
ment; in tbe palaces of tbe noble tbe
a me patriotism warms Its heart with
thoughts of Graustark, tbe ancient
Prince and pauper strike bands Cor tbe
love of the land, while outside tbe
great, heartless world goes rumbling
on without a thought of tbe rare little
principality among tbe eastern moun
tains. In point of area Graustark la but a
mite in tbe great galaxy of nations.
Glancing over the map of tbe world,
one'ls almost sure to miss tbe Infinites
imal patch of green that marks Its lo
cation. One could not bo blamed If
be regarded tbe spot as a typograph
ical or topographical Illusion. Yet tbe
people of this quaint little land hold
In their hearts a love and a confidence
that are not surpassed by any of tbe
Hilly monurcbs who measure tlielr
dtriotlBm by miles and millions. Tbe
Graustarklaus are a sturdy, courageous
race, From tbe faraway century when
they fought themselves clear of the
Tartar yoke to this very hour they
have been warriors of might and valor.
. The boundaries of their tiny domuiu
were kept Inviolate for hundreds of
years, and but one victorious foe bad
come down to lay siege to Hdelwelss.
; tbe capital, Axpbaln, a powerful prin
cipality In tbe north, bad conquered
Graustark In the latter part of the
nineteenth century, but only after a
bitter war In wbicb starvation u:i.l
famine proved far more destructive
than tbe arms of tho victors. The
treaty of peace and tbe Indemnity that
fell to the lot of vanquished Qraustarli
-have been discoursed upon at length
' In at least one history.
Those who have followed that his
tory mtist know, of course, that the
reigning princess, Yetive, was married
to a young American at the very tu;.
end of tbe nineteenth century. Tills
admlrnble couple met In quite romantic
fashion while the young sovereign wur
traveling Incognito tbrougb the United
States of America. Tbe American, n
splendid fellow named Lorry, was so
perslBtent In tbe subsequent attack
upon bar heart that all ancestral preju
dices were swept away, and ahe be
came his bride with tbe full consent of
her entranced subjects. Tbe manner
In which he wooed and won this young
and adorable ruler forms a very at
tractive chapter In romance, although
uumontloued In history, This being
tbe tale of anothor day, It Is not timely
to dwell upon tho Intorostlng events
which led up to tho, marriage of the
Princess Yetlvo toGrenfall Lorry. Snf.
The Fanner's Wife
fa very careful about her churn. She
scalds It thoroughly after using, and gives
it a sun buth to sweeten It. She knows
that If hor churn Is sour It will taint the
butter that Is made In It. The stomach Is
a churn. In tho stomach and digostlve
and nutritive tracts are porformod pro
cesses which are almost exactly like the
churning of buttor. Is it not appareut
then that if this stomach-churn is foul H
raukos foul all which is put Into It?
Tho ovll of a foul stomach Ib not alone
tho bad tasto In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but tho corruption of
tho pure current of blood and the dissem
ination of disoase throughout the body.
Sr. Plorco's Uoldon Medical Discovery
mnkos the sour and foul stomach sweot.
It docs or the stomach whut tho washing
and sun hath do for thechurn-absolutely
removes ovary tainting or corrupting ele
ment. In this way It cures blotches,
plmplos, oruptlons, scrofulous swolllngs,
sores, or opnn e&tlng ulcers and all
lHimors or diseases arising from bad blood.
If you havo hitter, nuaty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
nro weak and easily tin!, fool depressed
and desiKimlont, havo frequent headaches,
dixzy attacks, gnawing or distress In stom
ach, constipated or Irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, theso symptoms, or any consider
able number of them, I ml I on to that you are
aulTorlng from biliousness, torpid or lazy
liver with tho usual accompanying Indi
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
deraiuromonts.
Uhuoxcuu, That this Is absolutely true
win oe renuuy proven wyoursauiiacuon
If you will but mail a pnstnl card request
tollr. U. V. Plorco, Buffalo, N. Y for a
im copy o( his booklet ofrxtrocts from
the standard medlcnl authorities, giving
tho names of all the ingredients entering
Into his world-famed mcdlrlnes'and show
ing what the most eminent medical men
al tbe age say of them.
lall ffijnjyil KSfiHif
SXYtf IsmtmM. ItM. to Mi
flee It to say that Uff wob bid bride
against all wishes and odds and at
the same time won an endleaa love and
esteem from tbe people of the little
kingdom among tho eastern bills. Two
yeare have passed since Out notable
wedding In Edelweiss.
. Lorry and bis wife, tbe princess,
made their home In Washington, but
(pent a few months of each year In
Edelweiss. During tbe periods spent
In Washington and hi travel her affairs
In Graustark were In tbe bands f a
capable, austere old diplomat her
uncle, Count Caspar Ha Iron t Princess
Volga reigned as regent over , the prin
cipality of Axpbaln, T the south lay
the principality of Dawsbergen, ruled
by young Prince Dantan, whose 'half
brother,' tbe deptted Prince CMbrlel.
bad been far two yean a prisoner In
Graustark, the convicted asaaastn of
Prince Larena of Axpbaln, one time
ultor for tbe band of Yetive.
It was after tbe second visit of -tbe
IVorrya t Edelweiss that a aerlana turn
of affairs presented Itself, Gabriel bad
succeeded In escaping from has dun
geon. His friends In Dawsbergen
tired up a revolution, and Dantan was
driven from the throne at Berra. On
tbe arrival of Gabriel at 'the capital
the army ef Dawsbergen espoased tbe
cause of tbe prince It bad spumed, and,
three days after bis escape, he waa on
bis throne, defying Yetive and offering
a price for the bead of the unfortunat
Dantan, now a fugitive In tbe b"ls
along tbe Graustark frontier.
CHAPTER IL
GTUJOB GEORGE) CALHOUN was
I IVI I a member of congress from
II II ot ,oolnera atatea. His
i forefathers bad represented the
same commonwealth, and so. It was
likely, would his descendants, If there
Is virtue In tbe fitness ot things and
tbe heredity ot love. While Intrepid
frontiersmen were opening the trolls
through tbe fertile wilds west of the
Alleghanies a strong branch of the Cal
houn family followed close in their
footsteps. Tbe major's great-grandfather
saw tbe glories and tbe possi
bilities of the new territory. He struck
boldly forward from tbe old Revolu
tionary grounds, abandoning tbe luxu
ries and traditions of tbe Carolines for
a fresh, wild life of promise. His sons
and daughters became solid atones In
the foundation of a commonwealth,
and bis grandchildren are still at work
on the structure. State and national
legislatures had known the Calhouns
from the beginning. Battlefields had
tested tbelr valor, and drawing rooma
bad proved tbelr gentility.
Major Calhoun bad fougbt with
Stonewall Jackson and won bis spurs,
and at the same time the heart and
band of Betty Haswell, the stanchest
Confederate who ever made flags,
bandages and prayers for the boys In
gray. When the reconstruction came
he went to congress, and later on be
came prominent In tbe United States
consular service, for years holding an
Important European post' Congress
claimed him once more In the early
nineties, and there he Is at thtB very
time.
Everybody In Washington's social
and diplomatic circles admired tbe
beautiful Beverly Calhoun. According
to bis own loving term of Identifica
tion, sbo was tho major's "youngest."
The fair southerner had seen two' sea
sons In the nation's capital. Cupid,
standing directly In front of her, had
shot his darts ruthlessly and resist
lessly into the passing hosts, and mas
culine Washington looked humbly to
her for tho balm that might soothe Its
pains. Tbe wily god of love was fair
enough to protect tho girl whom be
forced to be bis unwilling, perhaps un
conscious, ally. Ho held his Impene
trable shield between ber heart and
the assaults of a whole army of suit
ors, high and low, (treat and small. It
was not Idle rumor that said she bad"
declined a coronet or two, that the
millions of mora than ono American
Midas bad been offered to her and that
she had dealt gontly but firmly with n
score of hearts which bad nothing but
love, ambition and poverty to support
them In the conflict
The Calbouns lived lu a handsome
borne not far from the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Grenfall Lorry. It seemed
but natural that the two beautiful
young women should become constant
and loyal friends, Women aa lovely
aa they have no reason to be jealous.
It Is only the woman who does not feel
secure of her personal charms that
cultivates envy. At the borne of Oran
stark's princess Beverly met the dukes
and barons from the far east It was
In the warmth of tho Calhoun hospital
ity that Yetive formed her dearest love
for the American people.
Miss Beverly was neither tall nor
short. She was of that divine and in
definite height known ob medium; slen
der, bnt perfectly molded; strong, but
graceful an absolutely healthy young
person, whose beauty knew well how
to take care of Itself. Being quite
heart whole and fancy free, she slept
well, ate well and enjoyed every min
ute of life. In hor blood ran tbe warm,
eager Impulses of tbe south; hereditary
love of ease and luxury displayed Itself
In every emotion; the perfectly normal
demand upon mon's admiration was as
characteristic In her as it Is In any
daughter of tho land whoso women
are born to expect chivalry and hom
age.
A couplo of years lu a New York
"finishing school" for young Indies had
served greatly to modify Miss Cal-
houn's colloquial charms. Many of ber
delightful "way down south" phrases
and mannerisms were blighted by tbe
cold, unrnmantlc atmosphere of a sem
inary conducted by two ladles from
Boston who were too old to marry, too
penurious to love and too prim to think
that other women might care to dc
both. There were times, however II '
she were excited or enthusiastic when
pretty Beverly so far forgot her train.
tag ai to break forth with very at
tractive "yo' all," "snab 'nougb" or "go
'long naow." And when tbe bands
played "Dixie" sbe was not afraid to
stand up and wave ber handkerchief. '
Tbe northerner who happened to be
with ber on such occasions t usually
found .himself doing likewise before be'
seuld escape the Infection. ' '
Itlss Calhoun's face waa one thai
painters coveted deep down In their,
artistic sosls. It never knew a dull In
stant: there was expression In evarj
Bneament, In every look; life, aantae
life, dwelt In the -mobile coaateaance
that turned tbe bead of every man and
woman who looked upon It Her hair
was dark brawn and abundant; ber
eyes were a deep gray and looked
eagerly from between long lashes of
black; ber lips were red and ever
willing to smile or turn plaintive as oc
casion required; ber brow waa brood
and fair, and ber frown waa aawlanger
ous as a smile.
As to ber age, If the major admitted,
somewhat Indiscreetly, that all his chil
dren were old enough to vote, ber
mother, with the reluctance iborn in
women, -confessed that she was past
twenty, so a year or two either way
will determine MIbs Beverly's age so
far aa tbe telHng of this story .Is con
cerned. Her eldest brother, Keith Cal
houn (the one with tbe congressional
heritage), thought sbe waa too :-youns
to marry, while ber second brother.
Dan, held that she soon would be too
old to attract men with matrimonial
Intentions. Lucy, the only slater, hav
ing been happily wedded for Sen years.
advised her not to think of marriage
until she was old 'enough to know her
own mind.
Toward the close of one of the unost
brilliant seasons tbe capital bad ever
known, less than a fortnight before
congress was to adjourn, the wife of
Grenfall Xorry received the news
which spread gloomy disappointment
-over the -entire social realm, A dozen
receptions, teas and balU were des
tined to lose tbelr richest attraction,
and hostesses were In despair. Thr
princess bad been called to GrauBtark.
Beverly Calhoun was miserably un
happy. She bad beard tbe story of Ga
briel's escape and the consequent prob
ability of a conflict with Axphaln. It
did not require a great stretch of Imag
ination to convince ber that the Lorrys
were hurrying off to scenes of Intrigue,
strife and bloodshed, and that not only
Graustark, but Its princess, was In
Jeopardy.
Miss Calhoun's most cherished hopes
faded with the announcement that
trouble, not pleasure, called Yetive to
Edelweiss. It bad been their plan thnt
Beverly should spend the delightful
summer months In Graustark, a guest
at the royal palace. ' The original ar
rangements of the Lorrys were hope
lessly disturbed' by tbe late news from
Count Halfont They were obliged to
leave Washington two months earlier
than they "Intended, and they could not
take Beverly Calhoun into danger rio
den Graustark. Tbe contemplated vlsl
to St. Petersburg and other pleasure
had to be abandoned, and they were li
tears.
Yetlve's maids were packing tb.
trunks, and Lorry's servants were in
a wild state of baste preparing for tb.'
departure on Saturday's ship. On Frl
day afternoon Beverly was natural!
where she could do the most good and
be of tbe least help at the Lorrys'.
Self confessedly she delayed the
preparations. Respectful maidservants
and respectful manservants came of
ten to the -princess' boudoir to ask
questions, and Beverly just as fre
quently made tearful resolutions to
leave the household In peace if sucb
a hullabaloo could be called peace.
Callers came by the dozen, but Yetive
would see no one. Letters, telegrams
and telephone calls almost Bwamped
ber secretary; the footman and the
butler fairly gasped under the strain
of excitement Through It all the two
frlendB sat despondent and alone in
the drear room that once had been the
abode of pure delight Grenfall Lorry
was off In town closing up all matters
of business that could bo dlBpatched at
once. The princess and her tndustrl
oub retinue were to take the evening
express for New York, and the next
day wonld find them at sea.
"I know I shall cry all summer,"
vewed Miss Calhoun, with conviction
In her eyes. "It's JUBt too awful for
anything." Sbe was lying back among
the cushions of the divan, and ber hnt
waa the picture of cruel neglect For
three solid hours sbe had stubbornly
withstood Yetlve's appeals to remove
ber bat Insisting that she could no;
trust herself to stay more than a min
ute or two. "It seems to me, Yetive.
that your Jailers must be very Incom
petent or they wouldn't have let loose
all this trouble upon you," she com
plained. "Prince Gabriel Is the very essence
of trouble," confessed Yetive plain
tively. "Ho was born to annoy peo
ple, just like the evil prince In tbe
fairy talos."
"I wish wo had him over here," tho
American girl answered stoutly. "He
wouldn't be such a trouble, I'm sure.
We don't let small troubles worry uo
very long, you know."
"But he's dreadfully Important over
there, Beverly; that's the difficult part
of it," said Yetive solemnly. "You
see, he Is a condemned murderer."
"Then you ought to hang bim or
electrocute him or whatever It 1b that
yon do to murderers over there," spoke
Beverly promptly.
"But, dear, you don't understand.
He won't permit ns either to hang or
to electrocute him, my dear. The situa
tion Is precisely the reverse, If he Is
correctly quoted by my uncle. When
Uncle Caspar sent an envoy to Inform
Dawsbergen respectfully that Grau
stark would hold It personally respon
sible If Gabriel were not surrendered.
Gabriel himself replied, 'Graustark lie
hnngedl' "
"How rudo of him, especially when
your uncle was so courteous about It!
He must be a very disagreeable per
son," announced Miss Calhoun.
am suro you wouldn't like him,"
said tho princess. "His brother, whe
bas been driven from the throne and
from tbe capital, In fact Is quite dif
ferent. I have not seen him, but my
ministers regard him ns a splendid
young man."
"Ob, bow 1 hope be may go back
with bis army and annihilate that ntf
tnf i2 si g Iibod pas liHlin io ra j
uuiuiniinn-iiiiwvui( tmuknMi
Of A"'A3r,n 3aiiiav loiAuanrw.
dnAS Henna sauvxv-i-ivniomoiiu
Oabrleir cried Beverly, frowning
fiercely.
"Alas," sighed tbe princess,- "be
hasn't an army, and besides be la find
ing It extremely difficult to keep from
being annihilated himself, Tbe army
baa gone over to Prince Gabriel."
"Poobl" scoffed Miss Calhoun, wfao
was thinking of the enormous armies
tbe United States can produce at
lay's notice. "What good Is a ridicu
lous little army like bis anyway? A
battalion from Fort Thomas could
beat It to"-
"Don't boast, dear," Interrupted Ye
tive, with a wan smile, "Dawsbergen
has a standing army of 10,000 excel
lent soldiers. With the war reserves
she baa twice the available force I can
I produce."
i "But your men are so braver cried
Beverly, who bad beard their .praise
sung.
"True God bless them! but you for
get uiut we must attack Gabriel In his
own territory. To recapture blui
means a perilous expedition into tbe
mountains of Dawsbergen, and I am
sorely afraid. Oh, dear, 1 bope he'll
surrender peaceably I"
"And go back to Jail for life?" cried
Miss Calhoun. "It's -a good deal to
expect of blm, dear. I fancy It's much
better fun kicking up a rumpus on the
outside than It Is kicking one's toes -off
against an obdurate stone wall from
the Inside. Yon can't blame blm tor
fighting a bit"
"No, I suppose not," agreed the prin
cess miserably. "Gren Is actually hap
py -over the miserable affair, Beverly.
He Is full of enthusiasm and positively
aching to be In Graustark right In tbe
thick of It all. To hear him talk one
would think that Prince Gabriel has
no show at all. Ho kept me up till 4
o'clock this morning telling me that
Dawsbergen didn't know what kind of
a snag It was going up against il.huve
a vague idea what he means by that.
His manner did not leave much room
for doubt He also said that we would
Jolt Dawsbergen off the map. It
sounds encouraging at least, doesn't
It?"
"It sounds very funny for you to say
those things," admitted Beverly, "even
though they come secondhand. Yon
were not cnt out for slang."
"Why, I'm sure they are all good
English words," remonstrated Yetive
Her hearers stared at the picturesque re
cruit. "Ob, dear, I wonder what they are do
lng In Graustark this very instant
Are they fighting or"
"No; they are merely talking. Don't
you know, dear, that there Is never a
fight until both sides have talked them
selves out of breath? We shall have
six months of talk and a week or twe
of fight just as they always do now
adays."
"Oh, you Americans have sucb n
comfortable way of looking at things."
cried the princess. "Don't you ever
see the serious side of life?"
"My dear, the American always lets
the other fellow see the serious side ot
life," said Beverly.
"You wouldn't be so optlmiBtlc If n
country much bigger and more power
ful than America happened to be the
other fellow."
"It did sound frightfully boaBtful
didn't It? It's the way we've been
brought up, I reckon even we south
erners, who know ' what It is to lit
whipped. The Idea of a girl like me
talking about war and trouble and all
that! It's absurd, Isn't It?"
"Nevertheless, I wish 1 could see
things through those dear gray eyes ot
yours. Oh, bow I'd like to have you
with me through all the months thnt
are to come. You would be such a help
to me, Buch a joy. Nothing would seem
so hard If you were there to make me
see things through your brave Ameri
can eyes. The princess put her arms
about Beverly's neck and drew her
close.
"But Mr. Lorry possesses an excel
lent pair of American eyes," protested
Miss Beverly, loyully and very happily
"I know, dear, but they are a man's
eyes. Somehow there Is a difference'
yon know. I wouldn't dare cry when
be was looking, but I could boohoo nil
day If you were there to comfort me
He thinks I am very brave, and I'd.
not," she confessed dismally.
"Oh, I'm an awful coward," explain
ed Beverly consolingly. "I think you
are tbe bravest girl In all tho work'.."
sbe added, "Don't you remember who:
you did at" and then she recalled the
stories that had come from Graustavl;
ahead of the bridal party two years In
fore. Yetive was finally obliged t
place her hand on the enthusiast!.
Vtsltr 's Hps.
"Pe ce," she cried, blushing. "Yo--
make no feel like a a what Is It ynn
cs'l .t, a dime novel heroine?"
T yellow back girl? Never!" .:
clamed Beverly severely.
Isitors of Importance In ndmlnlstrft
jii circles came at this moment an-.1
Danger from the Plague.
There's grave danger from the
plague of Coughs and Colds that are
so prevalent unless you take Dr.
iving's New Dlsoovcry for consump
tion, Coughs and Colds. Mrs. Ueo.
walls, of f orest city, iiie,, writes:
"It's a Godsend to those living In
climates where coughs and oolds
prevail. I find it quiokly ends them.
It prevents Pneumonia, cures La
Grippe, gives wonderful relief in
Asthma and Hay Fever, and makes
weak lungs strong enough to ward off
Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
50c and f-1.00. Guaranteed by Chas.
Stracg's drug store. Trial bottle free.
tbe princess could not refuse to e
them. Besrarly Calhoun reluctantly de
parted, but not until after giving a
promise to accompany the Lorrys to
tbe railway station.
. ' -i
Tbe trunks bad gone to be checked,
and the household was quieter than ft
bad been dn many days. There was uu
air of depression about the place that
had Its Inception In the room upstair;
where sober faced Halklns served din
ner for a not overtalkatlve young
couple.
"It will bo all right dearest" sak.
Lorry, divining bis wife's thoughts it..
she sat staring rather soberly straight
ahead of ber. "Just as soon as we
get to Edelweiss the whole affair wll.
look so simple that we can laugh at
tbe fears of today. You see, we ure v
long way off Just now."
"I am only afraid of what may hap
pen before we get there, Gren," sli,
aid simply. Ho leaned over aud kiss
ed ber hand, Bmlling at the emphasl.
Bbe unoonBClously placed on the pro
-noun.
Beverly Calhoun was announced Jns:
'before coffee was served aud a mo
ment later was In the room. She stoit-
ped Just Inside the door, clicked her
Jlttle heels together and gravely brought
her band to "salute." Her eyes were
sparkling and her Hps trembled with
suppressed excitement
"I think I can report to you In Edel
welss next month, general," she an
nounced, with soldierly dignity. Her
bearers stared at the picturesque re
cruit and Halklns so far forgot blm
self as to drop Mr. Lorry's lump of
sugar upon the table Instead of Into
the cup.
"Explain yourself, sergeant!" finally
fell from Lorry's Hps. Tbe eyes of
the princess were beginning to take on
a rapturous glow.
"May 1 have a cup of coffee, please,
air? I've been so excited I couldn't
eat a mouthful at borne," She grace
fully slid Into the chair Halklns of
fered and broke Into an ecstatic giggle
that would have resulted In a court
martial had she been serving any
commander but Love.
With a plenteous supply of southern
Idioms sbe succeeded In making them
understand that the major bad prom
ised to let ber visit friends In the lega
tion at St Petersburg In April, a month
or so after the departure of the Lorrys.
"He wanted to know where I'd rath
er Bpend tbe spring Washln'ton or
Lexin'ton and I told him St Peters
burg. We had a terrific discussion.
and neither of us ate a speck at din
ner. Mamma said It would be all right
for me to go to St Petersburg If Aunt
Josephine was still of a mind to go too.
You see, auntie waa scared almoBt out
of her boots when she beard there was
prospect ot war In Graustark, JuBt as
though a tiny little war like that could
make any difference away up In Rus
sia, hundreds of thousands of miles
away" with a scornful wave of the
hand "and then I just made auntie
say she'd go to St Petersburg In April,
a whole month sooner than ahe expect
ed to go In the first place, and"
"You dear, dear Beverly 1" cried Ye
tive, rushing Joyously around the table
to clasp her In her arms.
"And St Petersburg really Isn't a
hundred thousand miles from Edel
weiss I" cried Beverly gayly.
"It's much less than that," said Lor
ry, smiling. "But you surely don't
expect to come to Edelweiss If we are
fighting. We couldn't think of letting
you do that you know. Your mother
would never '
"My mother wasn't afraid of a much
bigger war than yours can ever hope
to be!" cried Beverly resentfully. "You
can't stop me if I choose to visit Grau
stark." "Does your father know that you
contemplate such a trip?" asked Lorry,
returning ber hand clasp and looking
doubtfully Into the swimming blue
eyes of bis wife.
"No, he doesn't" admitted Beverly tt
trifle aggressively.
"He could stop you, you know," be
suggested. Yetive waa discreetly si
lent "But be won't know anything about
It" cried Beverly triumphantly.
"I could tell blm, you know," said
Lorry.
"No, you couldn't do anything so
mean ns that" announced Beverly
"You're not that sort"
CHAPTER III.
I . I PONDEROUS coach lumbered
I A I slowly, almost painfully, along
" I the narrow road that skirted
' the base of a mountain. It was
drawn by four horses, and upon the
seat sat two rough, unkempt Russians,
one holding tbe reins, the other lying
back la a lazy doze. The month was
June, and all the world seemed soft
and sweet and Joyous. To the right
flowed a turbulent mountain stream,
boiling savagely with the alien waters
of the flood Beason. Ahead of the
creaking coach rode four horsemen,
all heavily armed; another quartette
followed some distance hi the rear.
At the side of the coach an officer of
the Russian mounted police was rid
ing easily, Jangling bis accouterments
with a vigor that disheartened at least
one occupant of tbe vehicle. The win
dows of the coach doors were lowered,
permitting the fresh mountain air to
caress fondly the face of tbe young
woman who tried to find comfort in
one of the broad seats. Since early
morn sbe bad struggled with the hard
ships of that seat, and tbe late after
noon found her very much out of pa
tience. The opposite seat was the rest
ing place of a substantial colored wo
man and a stupendous pile of bags and
boxes. Tbe boxes were continually
toppling over, and the bags were for
ever getting under the feet of tbe once
placid servant whose face,' quite luck
ily, was much too black to reflect the
anger sbe was uble otherwise, through
years of practice, to conceal.
Nothing to Fear.
Mothers need have no hesitancy In
continuing to give Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to their little ones, as
It contains absolutely nothing injur
ious. This remedy Is not only per
fectly safe to give snail children, but
is ft medicine of great worth and
merit. It has a world-wide reputation
for it oureB of coughs, chills and
oroup and can always be relied upon.
f or sate oy cnas. atrang.
Bean tl H" Kind Ytw Nan llmjs Boujtt
"Hew ranch farther bave we to ge,
Ueotasantr asked tbe gh-1 est the rear
sent plaintively, wen humbly. The
man was very deliberate with bis
English. He had been recommended
to ber aa the best linguist in the serv
ice at Radovitcb, and be bad a repu
tation to sustain, ,
"It another boar is but yet," be man
igeeTJp, inform ber, with a confident
"Oh, dear," she sighed, "a whole bour
tf.thls!"
"We soon be dar, Mlaa BeVly,, Jes'
yo' mak' up yo' mln' to res' easy-like,
an' we" But tbe faithful old colored
woman's advice waa lost In the wrath
ful exclamation that accompanied un
other dislodgment of bags and boxuo.
The wheels of the coach bad dropped
suddenly Into a deep rut Aunt Fun
ny's growls were scarcely more potent
than poor Mlas Beverly's moans.
"It Is getting worse and worse," ex
claimed Aunt Fanny's mistress petu
lantly, "I'm black and blue from bead
to foot aren't you, Aunt Fanny?"
"Ah caln' say aa to de blue, Mlas
Bev'ly. Hit's a mos' monstrous bad
road, sho 'nougb. Stay up dor, will
yoT' she concluded, Jamming a bag
Into an upper corner.
Miss Calhoun, tourist extraordinary,
again consulted the linguist In the sad
dle. She knew at tbe outset that the
quest would be hopeleas, but she could
think of no better way to pasa tbe next
hour than to extract a mite of Informa
tion from the officer.
"Now for a good old chat" she said,
beaming a smile upon the grizzled Rus
sian. "Ia there a decent hotel In tbe
village?" she asked.
They were on the edge of the village
before she succeeded In finding out all
that she could, and It was not a great
deal, either. She learned that the town
of Balnk was In Axpbaln, scarcely a
mile from the Graustark line. There
was an eating and sleeping bouse on
the main street and the population of
the place did not exceed 800.
When Mlsa Beverly awoke tbe next
morning, sore and distressed, she Link
ed back upon the night with a horror
that sleep had been kind enough to In
terrupt only at Intervals. The wretched
hostelry lived long In her secret cata
logue of terrors. Her bed waa not a
bed; It was a torture. Tbe room, the
table, the but It waa all too odious for
description. Fatigue was ber only
friend in that miserable bole. Aunt
Fanny had slept on the floor near her
mistress' cot, and It was the good old
colored woman's grumbling that awoke
Beverly. Tbe sun was climbing up the
mountains In tbe east, and there was
an air of general activity about the
place. Beverly's watch told her that it
was past 8 o'clock.
"Good gracloue!" she exclaimed.
"It's nearly noon. Aunt Fanny. Hurry
along here and get me up. We muBt
leave this abominable place In ten min
utes." She was up and racing about
excitedly.
"Befo breekfas'?" demanded Aunt
Fanny weakly.
"Goodness, Aunt Fanny, in that all
you think about!"
"Well, honey, yo'll be thlnkln'
monghty serious 'bout breajraa' long
fo'ahds 'leben o'clock. Dat lft tom
my, o' yourn'll be pow'ful mad 'cause
yo' dldn! "-
"Very well, Aunt Fanny, you can
run along and have tbe woman put up
a breakfast for ua, and we'll eat It on
tbe road. I positively refuse to eat
another mouthful In that awful dining
room. I'll be down ha ten minutes."
She was down In less. Sleep, no
matter how bard earned, bad revived
ber spirits materially. Sbe pronounced
herself ready for anything. There was
a wholesome disdain for the rigors of
tbe coming ride through tbe mountains
m the way sbe gave orders for tbe
start The Russian officer met ber
just outside the entrance to the Inn.
He was less English than ever, but he
eventually gave her to understand that
he bad secured permission to escort
her as far as Ganlook, a town In
GrauBtark not more than fifteen miles
from Edelweiss and at least two days
from Balak. Two competent Axphaln
lan guides bnd been retained, Md tbe
party was quite ready to start He
bad been warned of the presence of
brigands In the wild mountainous
paBBes north of Ganlook. The Rus
sians could go no farther than Gan
look because of a royal edict from
Edelweiss forbidding tbe nearer ap
proach of armed forces. At that town,
however, he was sure she easily could
obtain an escort of Graustarklan sol
diers. As the big coach crawled up tbe
mountain road and farther Into the
oppressive solitudes Beverly Calhoun
drew from the difficult nontenant con
siderable Information concerning the
state of affairs In Graustark. Sbe had
been eagerly awaiting the time when
something definite conld be learned.
Before leaving St Petersburg early In
the week she was assured that a state
of war did not exist The Princess
Yetive had been In Edelweiss for six
weeks. A formal demand was framed
soon after her return from America re
quiring Dawsbergen to surrender the
person of Prince Gabriel to tbe author
ities of Graustark. To this demand
there was no definite response, Daws
bergen Insolently requesting time In
which to consider tbe proposition.
Axphaln Immediately sent an envoy
to Edelweiss to say that all friendly
relations between the two govern
ments would cease unless Graustark
took vigorous steps to recapture tho
royal assassin. On one side of the
unhappy principality a strong, over
bearing princess was egging Graustark
on to fight, while on the other side an
equally aggressive people defied Ye
tive to come and take tbe fugitive If
she could. The poor princess was be
tween two ugly alternatives, and a
struggle seemed Inevitable. At Bnlak
It was learned that Axpbaln bad re
cently sent a final appeal to tbe gov
ernment of Graustark, and It was no
(continued on page 7.)
rures Winter Cough.
.T. E. Graver. 101 N. Mair Str.. Ot
tawa, Haas , writes: "Every fall It
him been mv wife's trouble to oatoh a
severe cold, and therefore to cough all
winter long. L,aei ran i goi ner a
Kittle of tiorehound Syrup. She
used it and has been able to sleep
soundly all night long. Whenever
tbe cough troubles her, two or thiee
doses stop the coogb. and sbe Is able
tn ha nn and welL" S2o, 50c and
f-1.00. Sold by Cba. Strang, Med
ford ; Central Point Fharmaoy.
Societies d Heelfertl
I. O. O. T.Vaif Nc il, bmu In I. 0. 0. .
hall every Hondsy it !:kl p. n. VitiUag brolb.
n lwji welocut,
Kabl 0. G1'IM8, N, Ok
Hare Bakbb, Reo. hie.
1
X. O. O. F Kogue &lver Encampment, No
80, meets In 1. O. O. V. hall the teetmd sao
fourth Wednesdays ol escn month st b, p. m,
tuax Baksh, 0. P,
H. II. Hauvi v, Scrbe.
I. u. R. M. Medford Westonlta Nn ltd meets
every Thursday in Bjdmen'e Hall . ,1113 blk,
; O. M. Bsl&lv, -ochem.
Lbk JACOB8,0hlef3f ttecerde,
Modern WoodmeE lleeu nr t end third1
Fridays of every month, la BedmeL'i hall.
'J' ? aoLOMY, Council,
B. QBBOonv, Seeaury.
Olive RebeJcab Loigt No; 28, moats In I. O
0. P. hall first and tblrd Tueadayt ol ioh
month. Vleltiug alittri lnv'ed to attend
.. Basils Hall, K. a.
Belle Boyosr, Kec.Seo.
A. P. ua A. M.-Mee'.s ant Friday ou or L
foie full moon at 8 p. m in ataionlo hah.
, , , "' ISAACS, W, H
J. W. L-awton, Beo. Baa,
u 15. ft. Reamei Chapter, No. W, meets aeo
onu and fourth Meaneuaaj'sofeuuh month as
MaKonto Hall. Hertford, Oieuon. VlBitli s Bls
lert and Brothers always neTcocte.
Mils. Mi.ua McQovah. W. II,
Lillian Bahb Secretary..
K. of r Tallyman lodge No. 81. meets Mon.
day evening at 8 p. m. Visiting urothere al.
ways welcume. W. W. Elriax, 0. 0.
Uablon PuantN. K. 01 R. and 8.
Knisbts of the HaccabKi, Trtnmi hTent
No. 14, meets In regular review on the 1st ana
8a Fridays of each month in A. O. U W Hall a
7:80 p. m. Visiting Blr Knights cordially In
vited to attend 0. A. Haiilin, Commander.
W.T. Yobs., r. k.
I-.".; W Lodge No. as, meet, every Orel
an 1 third Wendcsday In tbe mo 't at Bp; m.
In tbelr hall In the Oners block. Vlsitlna
brothers invited to attend.
.. Joss DOMI, , W.
A6nAEL Huiibabd, Recorder.
f '- of A. Medford Lodge No. 421, meets
the stcond and fourth Tuesday evenings In
each mouth In the Redmens hall, VI ?tlna
Praters luvlted to attend.
FUAHOIB JO'dDAK, F, M,
L. A. JOBUAN, Beo.
Woodmen of the World Cump No. W, meets
every Thursday evening In Bmlth'a nail.
Medford Oregon.
, , t R. R. Morby,.o O.
w. B. Jackson, Clerk.
Chrysunthemum Circle No. 84, Women of
woodcraft Meet! second and fourth Tuesdas
of each month at 7:80 p. m. la Bmlth'a halL
Visiting sisters invited.
Ella M, Carnit, a. N.
Pans anolr, Clerk
F. o. E. Meets every Thursday Evening, at
8 p. m., In Redmen'a Hall. si
J. E. Eryabt, President
Jambs Stewart, Secretary.
0. A. R.-Cheater A. Arthur Poet No. 47,
meets In Woodman's hafl every Orst ni
third Bunday In each month at 2:16 P. of.
Visiting Comrades cordially invited to attend.
W. H. MOOBE, C0UUANDE1.
G. w. Pooh Adjutant.
,wi0'?' "eets every;otherThursday!at
the Presbyterian church. "
, Mrs. Boca, President
Mrs. J. Moboan, Secretary.
Fraternal Brotherhood-Meett- am and third
riuy eveoinga at 7:&o p. m., lu tbelr ball la
smith's bulldfng , MtdfordTbregonV VliltlnS
Sisters and Brothers curdlaily Invited.
W J. HOOEIKYOB Becre'tarr.
A .p. F.-Conrt Medford , No. 8985, meets overy
Monday night at 7:80 p. m. in A. o! 0. W Hall.
Angle hi ice, Medford, Oregon. Vlsltlna
Foresters wrdlally welcomed. "s'n
C. R. MCCL1NTOCK, o. r.
JAMES STEWART, Reo. Sec.
OHTJ&OHEB OF XB9F0BD.
Methodist Episcopal OhuronChas. T. Mo
Fherson pastor. Preaching every Sabbath 11 a
m. and 7:80 p. m. Sunday aohool at 10 a. m., D, T
u-nvuu, Buib, ujuhs meeting follows
MByPMppii, president. Regular prayer meet
Tnffi7aHuItay eveiiW at f:80 p. m.
!Bild 5?criet.y every Tuesday afternoon
at 2.80 Mn, D T. sUwtOD, preBldent. W. F.M. 9.
meeti flrst Friday In each month. Mrs. Mary
Fielder, president,
Presbyterian Ctmroti Rev. W. F. Ihlelda
S'Hv. "fiwhlng every Sabbath at ll a. m
and 7 :80 p.m. Sunday school at W a. m.. jaa.
Martin, Sunt. Christian Endeavor, 6:90 p. m.
Junior ChrlBtlan Endeavor, 8 p, ra. Every
Thiixid ay prayer meeting, 6 p. m. FlrH Tuea
day evening of every month church social.
Second Tuesday every month, 2:80 p. m.,Mi.
lonBooiety. Flistand third Tuesdays every
aSPS' aA. A!d society. Rev. W. .
Shields, Pastor: Miss Beulah Warner, Bupt
?' sV EdltA Van Dyke Superintenden
Mrs. J G. Van Dyke, Pres. Aid society j Mrs. J
W. Cox. Pres. Mission Society.
Christian church Corner of Slitta and I
Btreets. Bervlces on the first and third Sun
oays of each month. Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor at usual hours every Sun
rr.tr" "tJD""B swry i nuriaay evening
The people welcome. Rev Jones. Paster.
masuwiBi episcopal unurcn south H. B
Yacoubi, pastor. Preaching every Sunday a
PrayermeetingThursdayeveningat 2 3 p.m.
Woman's Home Mission Society meets firs
"vuuooubj luctauu uiuuiu is:w p. m. livery
one 1b cordially Invited to all our services
TIMBFR LAND ACT, JUNE 3. 1878,
NOTICE FOR PUBLlCAT ION.
United States Land Office.
Roseburg. Oregon, September 12, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress of
June , 1878, entitled "An act for the Bale of
timber lands In the Btates ot Call lorn i a Ore
gon, Nevada and Washington Territory." as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
of August 4, 1892,
GAINFOftD GRIMES,
of Medford, connty of Jackson, state of Oregon.
hftB filed In thiB office his sworn statement no.
7106, for the purchase of tho NE V. of Section
ho. 20, in Township No. 82 South.
Range no. 1 East, aud will offer proof to
show that the lano sought Is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish hisolaim to said
Innu before A. 8. Bliton, D. S. Commissioner,
at his office in Medford, Oregon on Monday,
the 10th day of December, 1906.
He names as witnesses: Daniel E. Green.
Thomas Lyons, both of Medford. Oregon: VV.
W. Willetts, of Persist, Oregon; Emery Hunt,
of Agate. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the-above-described
lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said 10th
day of December, 1906.
BbnjamiH h. Body, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Roseburg, Ore., Sept. 6. 1906.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
namea settler has filed notice of bis Intention,
to matte Final Proof In support of his claim,,
and that said proof will be made before A. S.
Bliton, U. 8. Commissioner; at his office, la
Medford, Oregon, on Novembers, 1906, vis:
K.I N A R HCHRADER.
on H. E., No. 13908, for the B U NW W, W
NEi.of section No. 14, li township No. 8?
south, of range No. 1 Bast.
ng il amen me iuiiowmg viiaeiHei IO prove
his continuous residence nwmand cultlrntinn
ot said land, vIe: Lane Wyund.of Eagle Point,
Oregon: James Kershaw, of Aellen, Oregon:
Oliver Helms and Matthew S. Thompson, both
of Climax, Oregon. ;
aEKjAMin tuuv, neg liter.
Administrator's Notice of Sale of
Real Property,
Notice Is herebv riven tbit the n (!. ton ri.
administrator of the estatfof Mary J. Dabaek,
deceased, under and by vlitue of an order of
the county court of the Bl ate of Oregon for
Jackson County, made andeutered of record of
the 4th day of Septembei, 1900, authorizing,
empowering and llcenslnr the administrator
of the said ostnte to sell tie north half of the
southeast quarter of sectlin twenty three (23)
in township thirty five (80 south of range one
;i)wesioi me muameie Meridian at pub
,io auction to the highest bidder for tbe nur
pose of paying tbe claim, ngainst the said es
tate ana the costs and excuses of udmlntstra.
tlon. will on Wednesdnvihe24th riiv nmrtn.
ber, 1906, at the hour of J30o'clock In the aft,
noon of said day At the toot door ot the court
house in Jacksonville, iOregon, sell to the
highest bidder for cash u hand, subject to con
firmation by tbe said Ourt, all of the above
d scribed real property
IRVING r.AHirk.
Administrator of the estate of Mary i. Dab a ok,.